(3627) Sayers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1973 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.
Where Sayers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sayers is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3627 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 DS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,536 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 19.3 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 9.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.